Matt Compton

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Matt Compton

Former Deputy Director of Online Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Matt Compton joined the White House in October of 2011 and formerly served as the Deputy Director of Online Content. Prior to this role, he was the Director of New Media Campaigns for the Democratic National Committee. Earlier, he worked as the Communications Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and as an editor for the Progressive Policy Institute.

A native of North Carolina, he's a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Matt Compton's Posts

These Four Historians Have Some Thoughts About Today's Inauguration

January 21, 2013 at 11:23 AM EDT

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert Caro, Michael Beschloss, and Douglass Brinkley have written more than a dozen books about American presidents, and they have some thoughts about the 2013 Inauguration.

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Follow the 2013 Inauguration, Live!

January 21, 2013 at 1:00 AM EDT

Visit WhiteHouse.gov for complete coverage of the Presidential Inauguration.

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Foreign Policy

Weekly Address: Ending the War in Afghanistan and Rebuilding America

January 12, 2013 at 6:30 AM EDT

President Obama discusses how we will end the war in Afghanistan and how our goal of ensuring that al Qaeda never again uses Afghanistan to launch attacks against America is within reach.

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Foreign Policy

President Obama Hosts President Karzai

January 11, 2013 at 5:50 PM EDT

We'll soon reach a milestone in Afghanistan -- when Afghan forces take full responsibility for their nation's security and the war draws to a close.

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Additional Issues

So, You Have Some Questions About the Inauguration

January 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM EDT

We've answered some frequently asked questions about the 2013 Inauguration.

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President Obama Nominates Jacob Lew as Treasury Secretary

January 10, 2013 at 5:30 PM EDT

The President asks Jacob Lew -- the current White House chief of staff -- to serve as the next Treasury Secretary.

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Defense

President Obama Wants Chuck Hagel to Run the Pentagon

January 7, 2013 at 5:19 PM EDT

The President asks Sen. Chuck Hagel to serve as Secretary of Defense.

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Middle-Class Tax Cuts

White Board: Here's What's in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

January 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM EDT

Brian Deese explains what the new agreement to extend tax cuts for the middle class means for the economy and how it met President Obama's key economic priorities.

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Economy

The Seven Things You Need to Know About the Tax Deal

January 2, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDT

We know that that a lot of people have questions about the fiscal cliff tax deal, so we've pulled together some of the most important facts.

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Where We Stand on the Fiscal Cliff

December 31, 2012 at 8:06 PM EDT

Here's what President Obama had to say about the fiscal cliff.

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